Role Profile
Health, Safety and Environment Manager
Typical job description:
Is responsible for creating, maintaining and improving safety in the workplace. Much of the work is to ensure that legislation is adhered to and assist in planning, implementing, monitoring and reviewing the health, safety environmental and quality strategies at the refinery and undertaking inspections, carrying out accident investigations, keeping records and writing safety case reports.
Key Processes:
The exact nature of the work will depend on the size of the employing organisation.
However, it will almost certainly involve:
- Ensure that all refinery personnel are fully aware of SHE policies and procedures
- Be aware of new or existing safety legislation, approved codes of practice, guidance notes, and government reports.
- Promote guidance, advice, understanding and compliance across the refinery with requirements in COMAH, COSHH, Manual Handling, PPE, DSE, Environmental, Waste Management and Health and Hygiene standards and objectives.
- Implement corporate safety training policy as applicable to the needs and requirements of the refinery
- Monitor minor and major modifications to ensure that risk assessments have been undertaken to the required standard.
- Plan and ensure that audits are carried out to establish that the refinery meets current legislative requirements, and its own SHE targets.
- Plan, assist and participate in safety audits of contractors employed by the company and submit written reports
Entry Level:
Degree in an Engineering discipline (or other related discipline)
Extensive experience in health, safety and environment
Functional Skills – IT Level 2
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Industry Standard:
Degree in an Engineering discipline (or other related discipline)
Chartered status
Extensive experience in health, safety and environment
NEBOSH General Certificate in Health and Safety
Chartered Health and Safety Practitioner (IOSH)
Competencies:
- Strategic management skills
- Performance management skills
- Management & leadership skills
- Occupational safety, health and environment awareness
- Good communication and reporting skills
Knowledge needed for the role:
- Has a complete understanding of the business and its impact on impact on local, national and international markets
- Thorough and comprehensive knowledge occupational health, safety and environment
- Health and Safety issues and Codes of practice relevant to the industry including COSHH and COMAH Regs
- Risk Assessments
Pay and conditions:
Salaries are in the range £50,000 to £75,000 plus other allowances. Normal daywork hours and subject to weekend and public holiday on call duties.